The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-04

The Hsress cemv ensaom.
Marksvflo Bulletin.
The Press Association which VIII
meet at Lake Charles next mcnth
promises ID be a happy and aucceaaful
gathering Of the members of the craft.
Many mattera Of Importance 10 the
fraternity viii Be discussed and acted
npon. The printing Interests Of this
State has been neglected pr rather
slighted In past years. The pylnter
has been made the subject Of eerteip
REFORMS that will have to Be recalled.
For instance the schadnls Fixed by law
for charges in Judicial and other legal
advertisements win have 10 BE looked
into as it is az nafair and unjust one.
The legislator i'd his zeal to correct
certain evils that existed has applied
the pruning knife with al unspaFsng
hand aud has veil nigh destroyed the
usefulness Of the greatest, gFandeat
profession on earth. The rates that
we're obtained before tho war were
deerned very fair and sufficiently ~
muneratiye. These have been cut
down fully one.hall aud Tho mere pit
tanee now allowed Is not sufficiently
guaranteed, There ID no real protec-
tion for the printer against those who
fall Or neglect 70 pay, The only
remedy Is suit at law With the re-
quiEement Of cash deposit With the
clerk Of court for the purpose Of be-
ginning the case Editora and pub
fishers are not fond 81 the wFangiea 81
the law and rather than engage in It
they much prefer that their claims
should remain on their books, silent
reminders Of dnty neglected BY
those who should have protected them
There aro many other subjeota which
win Be brought to the Convention for
action, and il is high time that some
thing should be done TO guard sna
protect the business lHteFeat of the
printers Of this State. II le high time
10 cease singing the praises Of men
who when elected turn their backs
upon us, OF rather face US with The
| Iglittering pruning knife. We believe
in reforms we have advocated them,
practised them and we will continue
TO do SC, but spare Us from thpae re-
| formeTs who would wink at monstrpus
schemes and alight upon the weak
spine of the printer. Don't ask us tc
support such mon tor We will not doit
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! Terrebonne Advocate.
The AaVOcGte, like any respectable
paper, is a staunch and fearless aayoT
cate Of true reform, but does NOT boz
lieYe ii the dootrinea of regeneration
o. formulated by the would be positi-
cal reformers Of this State nor are we
so fresh as TO be ignorant Of the true
motives which nnderle all these yilu-
peratiye ernptions Of injured patriot
ism as proclaimed BY our reform
| friends, Take for example the AS
sumption Pioneer, In q late isaue II
saya: "If this contest we're the Te.
snlt Of men in search Of official pap il
would be unnecessary 10 look further
for they are usually on the lookout for
some deal which viii ba 10 their ad-
vantage. We know Of no individual
who il advocating the cause of Gen.
Nichols who is influenced BY any sell
fish motiyes.n
what unsophl1tlcated dlsplAy Of ignorance
| What aweet tatfy for the ignorant voter
i Tho Pioneer poses as 4 reform organs
and y0t il displays lamentable ignor-
anee of the political platform 81 lis
own factions Here il isi
ave must elect Gen. Nicholls Gov,
eFnor, and also elect tho balance of
the State offlcaFa,
eve mnst elect reform members of
the Legislature and reform members
Of the State sonate
tThe joint assembly muss elect two
reform United States Senators.
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